NEW YORK – February 4, 2010 – Align, a global information technology solutions company, is participating in the 8th Annual DatacenterDynamics Global Conference and Expo at the New York Hilton on March 3, 2010....<more>


This event is the largest gathering of professionals involved in the design, construction and operation of 24/7 mission-critical information technology facilities. A primary source of information for data center specialists, this must-attend conference boasts 40 exhibitions and 31 presentations over the course of a full day from industry leaders.

During the show, Align will showcase its growing service offering of data center solutions, featuring server moves and migrations as well as the release of the latest version of the IT asset management software Asset Point. Align´s subject-matter experts will be on site to discuss the challenges data center managers face and how to strategically plan for future needs and upgrades.

Advance registration is required to DatacenterDynamics events – click here.

EVENT DETAILS
New York City
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

 

ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.

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NEW YORK – November 4, 2009 – Align, a global information technology solutions company, is participating in panel discussions at the upcoming Outsourcing Institute (OI) Global Road Show Tour throughout November & December 2009. ...<more>


Designed to help business professionals navigate the complexities of making the right outsourcing decisions, the Road Shows are being held in 20 cities over the course of 20 weeks. Each road show features educational presentations on key outsourcing trends, critical best practices with regard to procurement, negotiations, transition and governance for all forms of outsourcing.

Align will jointly lead a panel discussion: “Critical New Trends in Outsourcing Procurement, Negotiation and Relationship Management” at the events in New York City (December 3rd) and Chicago (December 8th). Senior Align professionals Dean Evans and Jim Dries will share their insight into assessing outsourcing opportunities and implementing results-driven procurement processes in the acquisition of outsourcing services.

Advance registration is required to all Outsourcing Institute events – click here.

EVENT DETAILS
New York City
Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Morrison & Foerster
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0050

Chicago
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Mid-America Club
200 East Randolph Drive - 80th floor
Aon Center
Chicago, IL 60601

ABOUT THE OUTSOURCING INSTITUTE: The Outsourcing Institute (OI) is a neutral professional association dedicated to outsourcing. The OI is considered to be the global “go to source” for outsourcing information, consulting, and networking opportunities. More information about The Outsourcing Institute’s Outsourcing Institutes Road Show tour, as well as registration details, can be accessed at www.outsourcing.com/roadshow.

ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in “Technology Optimization Initiatives” – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT – enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth.

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NEW YORK July 21, 2009 Align, a global information technology solutions company, is pleased to announce that Diane Halliwell, Director of Contact Center Solutions at Align...<more>
, was recently asked to join the Microsoft Unified Communications Consultant Charter Program.

Microsoft honored Diane with a position on its inaugural charter made up of select professional enterprise Unified Communications consultants in North America. Microsofts Unified Communications Consultant Charter Programs purpose is to share views, ideas and opinions, helping Microsoft shape future consultant initiatives as well as meet with executive leadership and senior management who guide product development. Diane is also a key member of the Avaya Consultant Advisory Council and the Siemens Professional Consultant Advisory Council. I am very honored and excited to be a part of the Microsoft Unified Communications Consultant Charter Program, says Diane Halliwell. I hope to really make an impact on this group of experts.

Diane has been involved in the telephony field for almost 30 years. She is a featured speaker at industry events and has been quoted in various publications. Diane is an expert in evaluating, recommending, designing and implementing Unified Communication systems including Contact Centers, Interactive Voice Response and multimedia messaging. Through an appropriate balance of technology and process, Diane works to help clients achieve both internal efficiencies and excellent customer-focused service.

ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in Technology Optimization Initiatives designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. For more than 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth. Our growing staff of trained and certified professionals are subject matter experts in the leading technology and project management processes Project Management Institute (PMI), PRINCE2, ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others.

ABOUT MICROSOFT: Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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NEW YORK June 25, 2009 Asset Point, the only IT asset management software providing complete management of capacity, process, change, and financial information from data center to desktop announced the release of Asset Point 5.0 today....<more>
Bringing exceptional operational leadership and sales experience, they will be responsible for strategic sales, business development, and partner relations domestically and internationally.

The latest version delivers the most advanced IT transformation tools, and allows organizations the ability to visualize, plan, track and manage change events from the Data Center to the Desktop. The Asset Point ITAM library consolidates typically federated information to provide a single view into dynamic IT environments. The advanced functionality in 5.0 is especially effective for organizations consolidating, merging, or divesting IT assets.

We listened to both the marketplace and our users to enhance Asset Point 5.0. We are extremely pleased that this newest release provides greater value to organizations as well as the pricing flexibility to support their requirements during trying economic conditions, said Bruce Gansler, Director of Asset Point. IT change is an expensive and risky proposition and with 5.0, were helping organizations reduce cost while offering process controls necessary to assure success.

Asset Point 5.0 brings advanced functionality with new capabilities to meet changing IT demands:

Visualization and Documentation
A graphic rendering of IT infrastructure from the physical perspective provides the logistical requirements necessary to understand both where assets are located and the impacts of recent or planned changes. Net Benefit: Assures that IT changes are carried out effectively, accurately, on-budget and on-time.

Enhanced Modeling and Planning
The 5.0 release brings extensive enhancements to Server Migration, Move Plan, and Finance functionality providing users a comprehensive view into the status, process, planning, impacts and financial state of all IT changes. For data centers, power, cooling, and space capacities related to changes are completely modeled. Net Benefit: With this advanced insight, organizations can dramatically reduce business risk prior to move, add, and change (MAC) events.

Information Portal
The newly designed Information Portal offers user-configurable dashboards, allowing reporting for current conditions, modeled changes, trends, risks and redundancies. Net Benefit: Users can gather information on demand, viewing data the way they want, when they want.

Scalable, Hosted Solutions
Using our new scalable, Hosted Solution, Asset Point 5.0 delivers all the features of our enterprise application without having to install, load or maintain software. Net Benefit: Asset Point 5.0 is the first IT Asset Management software that is scalable and cost-flexible allowing you only pay for what you need, when you need it.

Improved Access, Usability and Performance
Asset Points new release takes advantage of the Microsoft .NET architecture to deliver improved access, usability and performance. Every user gains secure access to their unique user experience from any computer with a Web browser at the speed of the internet. Net Benefit: A true Web-based application with easy access anywhere.

Administration
A complete renovation of the Administration module delivers a more intuitive interface and robust features, including the ability to interface to disparate systems such as service desk, monitoring, and enterprise management systems. Net Benefit: Resources across every level of the enterprise can access the system with the appropriate restrictions in place.

About Asset Point
Asset Point is a global IT Software and Services company that has spent more than 20 years helping firms proactively manage change in their IT environments. The Asset Point software suite provides the most cost-effective and comprehensive solution for managing physical capacity in facilities, modeling IT changes, and managing processes for IT transformations from the data center to the desktop thereby lowering the cost and complexities of IT changes and mitigating risk for the business. Our blue-chip client list includes financial services, banking, healthcare, government, and technology companies. Asset Point has offices in NY, Chicago, London, and Toronto. Please contact us at info@asset-point.com for more information.

ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in "Technology Optimization Initiatives" – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. Since 1986 the world's leading firms have relied on Align to enable business & IT alignment, and to deliver solutions for business change and growth. Our staff members are subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management processes – Project Management Institute (PMI), PRINCE2, ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, Cymtec, Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London, Chicago, Toronto & Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed some of the most challenging IT projects.

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NEW YORK ­ June 17, 2009 ­ Align a global information technology (IT) solutions company is pleased to announce Michael DeBlock and Michael Sheehan have recently joined the firm. ...<more>
Bringing exceptional operational leadership and sales experience, they will be responsible for strategic sales, business development, and partner relations domestically and internationally.

"The addition of these two highly-regarded professionals is something that will positively change the dynamics of our organization," says James Dooling, President & CEO of Align. "Their hands-on involvement in all areas of Align’s business will enable the firm to grow our product and services revenue channels – including the new solutions we’re announcing, and the upcoming release of our Asset Point 5.0 IT asset management software. Both have the experience to take Align to new heights – we’re happy to have them on board."

Michael DeBlock will be responsible for ensuring that the Align organization understands and communicates the unique value that Align brings to its customers and business partners. He is also charged with building and maintaining relationships with Align’s largest global accounts, vendor & channel partners. Prior to Align, DeBlock spent 25 years leading executive-level sales and management efforts at IPC Information Systems – helping them become a leading provider of communications solutions to financial services firms worldwide. DeBlock was also a member of the executive team charged with evaluating business mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He held responsibility for global efforts stretching from Latin America to EMEA, as well as the management of 12 domestic branches. Throughout his career at IPC, DeBlock held several management and operational positions including Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing, Sales Support, VP Operation, Project Management, and Technical Engineering.

Michael Sheehan joins Align to lead key account acquisition and business development. He brings more than 30 years of experience developing global sales channels and directing channel partners & integrators. Most recently he was with PTS Consulting, where he was the Director of Sales and Business Development for the US, with a focus on the NY Metro area. Previous to that, he was the Managing Director of Global Sales at IPC Information Systems. Mike started his career with NY Telephone and rose through the ranks at AT&T where he was responsible for accounts such as Merrill Lynch, Dun & Bradstreet, and several major domestic legal firms.

ABOUT ALIGN: Align www.align.com is a global information technology (IT) solutions firm with key competencies in "Technology Optimization Initiatives" – designing, deploying, moving and consolidating technologies & advanced network infrastructures. Since 1986 the world's leading firms have relied on Align to enable business & IT alignment, and to deliver solutions for business change and growth. Our staff members are subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management processes – Project Management Institute (PMI), PRINCE2, ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, Cymtec, Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London, Chicago, Toronto & Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed some of the most challenging IT projects.

Additional Contact Information
Michael DeBlock – mdeblock@align.com
Michael Sheehan – msheehan@align.com
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NEW YORK/LONDON June 4th, 2009 Align a global information solutions company is pleased to announce the appointment of Martyn Hammond as the Director of Aligns UK Branch. ...<more>
Bringing exceptional operational leadership and strategic project management experience, Martyn will be responsible for business development and expanding Aligns presence in the UK and Europe.

Prior to joining Align, Martyn was with Barclays Retail & Commercial Bank, where he was a Senior Leader within Global Service Operations. Previous to that, he was the Head of IT Governance & Technology at eSpeed/BGC Partners. For six years he was the Global Head of Technology & Infrastructure at Swiss Re, and spent 3 years leading Core Infrastructure practice at Greenwich NatWest.

Adding the experience and wisdom of Martyn to Aligns team strengthens our ability to provide exceptional service to our clients, says James Dooling, President & CEO of Align. We are preparing new initiatives and market strategies in the UK & Europe, and are happy that we can turn to Martyn for his insight & leadership.

As a PRINCE 2 practitioner and ITIL champion, Martyns focus will be in helping organizations align business & IT infrastructure through better IT Governance, change & project management consulting, and outsourcing initiatives.Martyn is a member of the British Computer Society (BCS)and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

ABOUT ALIGN: Align (www.align.com) is a global information technology solutions firm, helping businesses move, improve, integrate and manage their entire technology infrastructures. For 23 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT - enabling business & IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth. Our staffs are subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management processes Project Management Institute (PMI), PRINCE2, ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, Cymtec, Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London, Chicago, Toronto & Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed some of the most challenging IT projects. .

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February 19, 2009– Align (www.align.com) a global information technology solutions company, is participating in the 7th Annual Datacenter Dynamics conference at the New York Hilton March 4th, 2009....<more>

The annual New York Datacenter Dynamics Conference and Expo is a must attend event where leading professionals in the field share their expertise with 800 attendees, 40 exhibitors, and 32 presentations over the course of a full day.

Align will be hosting a seminar entitled Mastering Your Data Center Move as well as exhibiting their Data Center Solutions. Aligns lead strategist Dean Evans and Server Migration Practice Leader Art Dooling will be presenting the 5 vital steps one needs to address when moving a data center.

During the exhibit Align will be showcasing their growing overall Data Center Solutions, including Server Moves and Migration Services, as well as the IT asset management software Asset Point

Advanced registration is required click here 

 

              

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ST. LOUIS/NEW YORK - November 24, 2008 - /PRNewswire/ -- Cymtec Systems, a leading provider of tools that help companies optimize network performance and fulfill the rigorous audit and compliance standards imposed on today's organizations...<more>
, today announced the launch of a channel-based distribution strategy with a plan to be selling its products completely through its reseller network by mid-2009. The company also added two key regional sales managers: David Chase in the northeast and Jason Tuttle in the upper Midwest, to establish new reseller partnerships in those regions.

David Chase joins Cymtec from UTM vendor Fortinet and is responsible for developing and managing reseller partnerships in the Northeast, specifically the New York metropolitan area. Fostering relationships with both top-tier and smaller boutique resellers focused on network performance and management technology, Chase will leverage over 20 years experience in building channel programs, managing sales teams and developing successful distribution strategies.

Jason Tuttle, who also joins Cymtec from UTM vendor Fortinet, will drive new partner development in the Midwest. Tuttle boasts nearly two decades of sales experience in the technology industry. He has established relationships with over 100 value added resellers (VARs) in the central region, many of whom are focused on high growth industries such as financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. Prior to Fortinet, Tuttle worked at Web application and acceleration vendor RadView, where he grew the central region revenue ten-fold in one year. Tuttle's efforts will be buttressed by Boris Kusmanoff, Cymtec's RSM based in St. Louis. Kusmanoff, previously with Fishnet, has been at Cymtec for over a year and is focused on growing channel partnerships in the lower Midwest section of the U.S.

Cymtec is singularly focused on helping distribution partners deliver tremendous value to customers while at the same time growing their own businesses. Cymtec designs custom sales and marketing strategies together with partners to ensure they can drive sales and realize revenue soon after they team with Cymtec.

Align, a premier global provider of information technology solutions based in New York City with offices in the UK and Chicago recently became a Cymtec partner. Scott Mayers, a principal at Align was drawn to Cymtec for its industry-leading technology and its unique approach to ensuring the channel's success. "We immediately knew our customers would benefit from the Cymtec promise of branch office network visibility and control, reduced network downtime, protection against internal propagating threats and significantly improved network and application performance," said Mayers. "The technology is impressive, the value proposition is incredibly strong and the support that we are receiving from Cymtec on both sales and engineering issues has exceeded our expectations."

About Cymtec: Cymtec provides tools that help companies optimize network performance and fulfill the rigorous audit and compliance standards imposed on today's organizations. Known for ease of deployment and simplicity of operation, as well as the industry's lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Cymtec's plug-and-play product line, including Cymtec Scout and Cymtec Sentry provide traditional Intrusion Detection (IDS), as well as the unique visibility and control necessary to manage today's remote and branch office environments. To learn more about Cymtec Systems please visit www.cymtec.com

About Align: Align is a global information technology solutions firm, helping businesses move, improve, integrate and manage their entire technology infrastructures. For 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT - enabling business &IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth. Our staff are subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management processes - Project Management Institute (PMI), ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, Cymtec, Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London, Chicago, Toronto &Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed some of the most challenging IT projects.

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BALTIMORE/NEW YORK - October 22, 2008 - Asset Point, Align and Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution...<more>
, today announced it has formed a strategic partnership. Under this agreement, Align has become an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner and has integrated Metastorm BPM into its Asset Point software platform.

Asset Point is a unique platform used by top-tier financial institutions and Global 2000 firms to enable the effective and efficient management of IT assets and infrastructures. Metastorm BPM technology has been embedded as the foundation of the Asset Point ProcessPoint module, establishing business process management and execution as key components of overall IT Service Management. With these capabilities, organizations can document how current IT asset management processes work, develop a plan to make them more efficient, reduce cycle times by enforcing rules, ensure compliance with best practices related to performance objectives, and expose IT assets and make them available for re-use.

Align is pleased to bring together two leading software companies to deliver a more powerful tool for optimizing IT Service Management, said Bruce Gansler, director of Implementation for Aligns Asset Point. Using Metastorm BPM as the underlying foundation for the Asset Point ProcessPoint module provides our clients with the tools needed to better understand their mission-critical systems and processes and provide them with a structure to drive operational efficiencies.

The Align ProcessPoint module is also available as a Metastorm Process Pod, a packaged solution framework that enables firms to quickly deploy an automated process for managing the tasks associated with asset management when deploying Metastorm BPM in conjunction with Asset Point.

Our partnership with Align clearly demonstrates that Metastorm is the platform of choice for companies seeking to quickly extend and enhance their solutions with value-producing, process management capabilities," says Janet Halma, senior vice president of Business Development at Metastorm. "We are excited about our OEM relationship with Align and Asset Point and our ability to continue to provide customers with industry leading tools that deliver significant results."

More information on the Align Asset Point solution and ProcessPoint module are available at www.asset-point.com

About Metastorm Inc. With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading software for Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise allows organizations to improve business results by unifying strategy, analysis and execution. Metastorm is bringing together these critical disciplines to enable an understanding of enterprise architecture and strategy, accurate impact and opportunity assessment, effective process execution, and accelerated value realization for organizations worldwide. For more information on powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise, visit www.metastorm.com

About Align &Asset Point Align is a global information technology solutions firm, helping businesses move, improve, integrate and manage their entire technology infrastructures. For 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on Align to Empower their IT - enabling business &IT to achieve alignment, and delivering solutions for business change and growth. Our staff are subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management processes - Project Management Institute (PMI), ITIL, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare. Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London, Chicago, and Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed some of the most challenging IT projects.

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NEW YORK/CHICAGO -June 2, 2008- Align, a global information technology (IT) solutions company, announced it has hired Dean Evans to lead it’s expanding Enterprise Strategy Group. In addition, Mr. Evans will assume the role of Branch Director for ...<more>
Align’s Chicago office.

Evans brings more than 15 years of experience in technology and business operations. In his new role, Evans will lead Align’s Enterprise Strategy Group which focuses on supporting client IT organizations to strategize, organize, optimize, and deliver technology effectively.

“I’ve lead multi-disciplinary teams using a structured project management methodology to deliver strategic initiatives,” said Evans. “Joining Align allows me to leverage their national and international reach to deliver a comprehensive Management & Strategy solution. I am also excited to help build the Align brand in the Midwest, where the opportunity to offer our services is largely unexplored.”

Prior to joining Align, Evans was a principal at PIPC Global Solutions where he managed the North American division. With his broad-based expertise in program management as well as a track record successfully delivering strategic business and IT initiatives, he will drive the growth of the Management & Strategy practice. Prior to PIPC, he was a partner with the PA Consulting Group specializing in IT Infrastructure and Management. He holds a degree in Management Systems from California State University.

ABOUT ALIGN: Align is a global information technology solutions company. Since 1986, Align's professionals have used a proven Total Project Management(SM) method and the latest technologies to successfully resolve technology challenges for the world's leading firms. Headquartered in New York, Align has offices in London, Chicago and Princeton.

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February 20, 2008– Align, a global information technology (IT) solutions company, is participating the 6th Annual Datacenter Dynamics Conference at the New York Hilton March 4th, 2008....<more>

The Datacenter Dynamics Conference & Expo is New York's largest gathering of professionals involved in the design, build and operational management of 24/7 mission critical IT facilities from the datacenter to the LAN closet.

Align will showcase our growing Data Center practice, our Server Consolidation and Migration solution, plus the IT asset management software Asset Point.

Advanced registration is required click here 

 

              

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